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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



droves of the hardy, symmetrical, aud pure-bred Moor cattle. 

 I'ne exhibitors were Messrs. Robert Smith, Edwin Maunder, 

 and Norman. Tnc horse fair poasesaed few attractions. Good 

 horsej aiiMomly inquired after, but few exhibited. 



BASINGsroKK FAIR— Although decidedly better than 

 that of hist year, it was liardly 30 good as was expected. The 

 day wai most unfiwourab'.e ; but still, about 2,0U0 sheep were 

 on the {;round. The trade was lather dull, and prices low, so 

 that little bll^incss was done. 



BRAUNINCH FAIR.— About 500 sheep, the greater part 

 of which being disposed of at advanced prices. There were a 

 few good steers and working oxen, for which high prices were 

 asked, varying from £30 to £50 the pair, which prevented 

 their changing hands. 



BRIDGNORTH FAIR was not well attended, and business 

 was flat. Store sheep were plentiful; prices rather low, from 

 30.'. to 35s , and a few choice ones up to 403. Fat sheep sold 

 at 7d. psr i'l. Cattle not many, and sold pretty well, barrens 

 being, if auyihiu^-, a shade higher. Cows for the butcher sold 

 at 6id. Pigs still continue very low. The horse fair was not 

 well stocked, and very fe*' good animals shown. Prices con- 

 tinue low, and sales were effected for farm use at figures vary- 

 ing from £10 up to £35; one or two sold higher: the first 

 animal in the fair was bid £50. • 



CARLISLE FAIR.— Although the San Js were covered with 

 cattle, the collection of lambs was the chief feature of the fair. 

 The number, however, was considerably less than at the first 

 fair, but greater than at the Latter Fair last year. By eight 

 o'clock in the morning, ahout 15,000 were on the ground, and 

 a few other lots arrived at intervals. The general quality of 

 the stock was good, and comprised about two-thirds cf Che- 

 viots, and nearly an equal number of haU-breds and crosses. 

 About four o'clock, one-half of the entire stock were unsold, 

 and dealers who were pressed for cash or pasturage were com- 

 pelled in some instances to effect sales at a sacrifice. Several 

 lots were taken away unsold in the course of the afternoon, 

 and many large lots remained at the close. A few fine Leices- 

 ter tups were exhibited, ranging at about £5 each ; but the 

 greater portion left uusold. The average prices show a reduc- 

 tion of about 2s. 6d. compared with those of last year, and 

 about Is. compared with those of the first fair. The falling 

 off iu the demand aud prices is mainly attributed to the defi- 

 ciency of the turnip crop, aud to the 'importaut fact that the 

 present prices obtained for fat prevents profitable feeding of 

 lean stock if purchased at the recent high rates. The show of 

 cattle in quality aud numbers was excellent, especially in 

 Iiish, and there was a large attendance of buyers. The sales 

 were iiumero\i?, and good prices were obtained. A considerable 

 total of the different classes, however, was left at the close, 

 and is chiefly destined for markets in the east. Several prime 

 lots of fat were exhibited, but only few sales were effected, a,=i 

 high prices were deruau.led. For one lot of 16 bullocks aud 

 heiferj £16 each was offered, but refused, and were forwarded 

 to Newcastle. Numbers and prices :— 170 black cattle, the 

 sales of which slow, at from £8 to £12 10s; 20 ditto stirks, 

 aud all sold, at from £4 to £5 lOs. ; 1,000 Irish heifers and 

 bullocks, on the whole of prime quality, aud brought prices 

 from £7 to £13 Us.; 40 Ayrshire cows and heifers £9 to 

 £12 10s.; 100 Highland heifers and bullocks, but we can 

 quote no prices, as they neatly all left the market uusold ; 50 

 ditto Btirks, and 30 stots, selling at from £2 lOs. to £4 10s. ; 

 80 milk and calving cows from £9 to .£14 lOs. each ; about 

 80 crosses, jirincipally bullocks, sold at from £9 lUs. to £12 lOs. 

 each. The horse fair was one of the beat ever he'd in Carlisle, 

 both in quality and number. There was a good attendance of 

 buyers. The majority of t.ie iniraals were first end second 

 class cart horses, which brought from £30 to £40 each, being 

 a reduction of about £2 from laat season. Owners were stiff 

 in their demand, hut a large number changed hands. There 

 was an txctllent supply of ponies, ranging from £16 to £18. 

 Saddle aud hunters wore unrepresented, and there was only one 

 crooked-legged carripge-horse, for which the owner asked £45. 



DUNSE TRYST— We had about the best show we remem- 

 ber for many years. In the morning high prices were atked, 

 and the market remained stationary up to ten o'clock, wheu 

 the sellers gave iu to the prices offered, aud immediately 

 thereafter the market was almost cleared out, and fair prices 

 obtained. Bred and three-parts draught ewes from 373. to 

 40s ; half-bred ditto from 28?. to 32s.; Cheviot ditto from 

 I83. to '<l3s. ; lambs, three-parts and full bred, from 23."'. to 



to 283.; half bred from 14s. lo 18a, ; Cheviot ditto from 93. 

 to 10s. ; mutton, 63d. to 7d. per lb. 



EVESHAM FAIR. — Tne supply of beef was by no means 

 so large as we have seen, but that of sheep abundant. Al- 

 though a good amount of business was done, former prices 

 were sciircely maintrtiued. Beef and mutton realized from 6^d. 

 to 7d. per lb. The horse fair was large, and many animals 

 hung on hand. 



GLASTONBURY TOR FAIR.— There «as a great num- 

 ber of sheep and pigs. The bullock fair was small, and there 

 was but a poor show of uag horses. Suckling colts were 

 rather numerous, and a great many changed hands at higher 

 prices. 



GLOUCESTER MONTHLY MARKET.— Cattle and 

 sheep were in full supply, but the quality was inferior. 

 Good beef and mutton realized full prices, and a good de- 

 mand. Beef Irom O'^d. to 7d., Mutton full 7d. per lb.. Pigs 

 from 8s. (5d. to .')$. per score. 



GRAM POUND FAIR was a very small one, bcth in bul- 

 locks and sheep, and there was also a small attendance of pur- 

 chasers. Nearly all the bullocks were disposed of, at Irom 

 60?. to 63s. per cwt , ami the sheep met a re.idy sale at 6^d. 

 per lb. The sale of Mr. Heiidy's rams attracted some atten- 

 tion ; tiiev were all disposed of, and re.ilized about £6 each. 



HALTVVHISTLE FAIR —There was an average supply 

 of stock, and most of them in pretty fair condition. Galloway 

 hei;ers were most in demand and fetched good prices. Bul- 

 locks were a slower sale. Back-end-calvers sold readily, at 

 good prices. Draft ewes and wedders sold slowly. The 

 demand for young horses was far from brisk, some very 

 good onc3 were shown. Foals sold well, there was a good 

 supply. 



II.AWICK FAIR. — The show of tups in the private sale 

 peus was fully an average, both in point of numbers and 

 quality. The buyers were numerous, but sales were stiff. At 

 the close of the market a considerable number were left unsold. 

 Bred sheep would be from 5 to 10 pet cent., and Cheviots 

 from 2^ to 5 p;r tent., below last year. In some instances 5 

 per cent, of a reduction had to be submitted to, but for the 

 better-conditioned sheep the first- mentioned reduction would 

 be about the run of the market. The show of lambs was con- 

 siderably above what has been exhibited here for many years. 

 The buyers were also very numerous. Although a good mitny 

 lots were turned into cash, a great many were left unsold. 

 The following are the rates of the differeut kinds : Three- 

 parts bred, from 123. to 13s., 23. 6d. to Ss. below last year; 

 halfbreds from 8s. to 148, 23. to 3s. 6d. below hst year ; 

 Cheviots, lis. to 63. 6d., being Is. to 23. below last year. 



HOVVDEN GREAT HORSE FAIR.— The show has been 

 better for sellers than buyers, anything good having met with 

 a ready sale at high prices. While the dealers grumbled at 

 what they called the short supply, there is no mistake about 

 the satisfaction expressed by the breeders — partly in words, 

 and partly in their cheerful countenances — as they buttoned 

 up their pocket?, and departed for their distant homes, fol- 

 loweit by the good wishes of mine host, and earnest hopes 

 again to sec them at llowden show. 



ILSLEY^ FAIR — There were some fiise pens of lambs, 

 which sold at satisfactory prices ; the demand for other 

 descriptions of sheep was dull, but jet those that changed 

 hands generally supported late figures. 



LAMBERT'S CASTLE FAIR was tolerably well at- 

 tended : sules were very dull. The prices of fat sheep ranged 

 from 339. to 453., ewes 30a. to 35s., lambs I83. to 23s. Fat 

 beef was scarce, and the heifers and bulls on sale were little 

 inquired after. *] here were some pigs in the fair, but few 

 horses. 



LEWES FAIR. — In point of numbers the stock was not 

 only inferior to that of last year, but considerably below an 

 average. The '.luraber of sheep and lambs penned was 27,000; 

 30,000 being an average for the Lewes September fair. With 

 respect to quality, however, many of the sheep and lambs ex- 

 hibited for sale have seldom been excelled ; indeed, there were 

 certain tot3 of eacli which proved perfect models, and brought 

 proportionately high prices. The fair opened with every ap- 

 pearance of a br sk sale for ewes, and many bargains were 

 made, especially with the best sorts ; but towards uoon there 

 was a reaction, which was felt to the close, for several pens re- 

 mained uusold. The buyers on the one hand asked what was 

 considered too high a fig-te, and the sellers ou the olher hand 



